Gardens
The museum is set in 16 acres (65,000 m²) of gardens which include the following features:
- A Grade II listed conservatory from 1894 which was moved from Horniman's family house in Croydon to the present site in the 1980s.
- A bandstand from 1912
- A small animal enclosure
- A nature trail
- An ornamental garden
- Plants for materials; medicines;foods and dyes
- A sound garden with large musical instruments for playing
- A new building,the Pavilion, for working on materials that are outside of the collections, such as from the gardens.
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